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VOLUME 17
Griffin , Ga.
Griffin is the liveliest, pluckiest, most pro¬
gressive town in Georgia. This is no hyper¬
bolical description, as the record of the Inst
jive years will show.
During that time it lias built and put into
most successful operation a $100,000 cotton
factory and is pow building another with
nearly twioe the capital. It has put up a
large iron apdbrass foundry, a fertilizer fac¬
tory, an immense ice and bottling works, a
sash and bilii3> factory, a broom factory,
opened up the finest granite quarry ia the
United States, and has many other enter¬
prises in contemplation. It has secured
another railroad ninety miles long, and while
located on the greatest system in the South,
the Central, has secured connection with its
important rival, the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia, It has just secured direct inde¬
pendent connection with Chattanooga and
the Wt st; and has the President of a fonrtli
railroad residing here aBd working
to- secure its completion. With
its five white and three colored
churches, it is now building a $10,000 new
Presbyterian church. It has increased it3
population by nearly one-flfth. It has at-
lr.it a, ouiid its borders fruit growers from
nearly every ^tatc in the Union, until it is
now surrounded ou nearly every side by or¬
chards an I tineyards. It is the home of the
gr»i>ouni its wine making capacity has
doubted every year. It lias successfully
inaugurated a system of publicsohoo’s, with
a seven years curriculum, second to none.
This is part of the record of a half decade
and simply ghowsthe progress of an already
admirable city, with the natural advantages
of having the finest climate, summer and
winter, in the world.
Griffin is the county scat of Spalding
county, situated in west M iddle Georgia, with
a healthy, fertile and roiling country, 1150
fact above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
will havfe at a low estimate between 6,000 and
7,000 people, and they are all of the right
,
sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
welcome strangers and anxious to secure de¬
sirable settlers, Giey who will not be any less wel¬
come if bring money to help build up
the town. There & about only one thing we
need badly just now, and that is a big hotel.
We have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations are entirely too limited for our
business, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If you see anybody that wants a good loca-
tionfor a hotel in the South, just mention
Griffin. ' a - *** i " ' 1 ' 5
Griffin is the place where the Griffin
Nbws is published—daily and weekly—the
irest newspaper in the Empire State of the
Georgia, Please enclose stamps in sending
for sample copies.
This brief sketch will answer July 1st,
1888. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to be
changed to keep up with the times.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
leak's collecting and protective agesct.
S. C. LEAK,
ATTORNEY AT L a W,
Office, 31^ Hill Street.
GRIFFIN, - - - - UEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to clerical work,
general law business and collection of claims.
may9d&w8m _____
D. L. PARMER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to all business.
Will practice in all the Courts, and when¬
ever business calls.
X3T Collections a specialty. aprGdly
DR. JOHN L. STAPLETON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
GRIFFIN, : : : : GEORGIA,
Office— Front Room, up Stairs, News Build
ing. Residence, at W. H. Baker place given on to
Poplar street. night. Prompt attention jan31d&w0m
calls, day or
HENRY C. PEEPLES,
A T T O R N;E Y A T 17 A W
HAMPTON, OEOBGIA.
Prfictiees in all the State and Federal
Courts. octSd&wly
JNO. J. HUNT,
ATTORNEY AT LA W
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
Office, 31 Hill 8treet, Up Stairs, over J. 11
White’s Clothing Btore. mar32d&w 1 y
D. DI8XUXK. N. U. COLLINS
DISMUKE & COLLINS,
LAWYERS,
GRIFFIN, GA.
Office,first room in Agricultural Building
Up-Stairs. marl-d&wtf^
“ iTHOsTlirMlLLS,
TTDRNEY AT LAW,
GRIFFIN, GA.
Will practice in the State and Federal
Courts. Office, over George & Hartnetts
c) mer. nov2-tf.
ond. srawAar . bo'bt. t. danikl
8TEWART fit DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Over George ft Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga.
Will pi ractiee in the State and Fedsra
ourts ianl.
C. 8. WRIGHT,
watchmaker and jeweler
GRIFFIN, GA.
Hill Street, Up Stairs over /. H. White-
J».. ft Co.’s.
GRIFFIN GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY
not ft bad showing for a State
ing a half million votes. It shows
that there are abont 480,000 men in
the State with principle,^ whci vot^
their conviction, and who can? caw
neither be bongbt or bullied.
harrison’s life.
Bebjamin Harrison, the Republi
can candidate for President, is not
in any eenso a great man intellectu
ally or otherwise. He made no reo
ord in the army of the Union or in
the Senate of
won for him any distinction or repu
tatioD. In the army he did not dis
tingnish himself as a General, and
in the Senate bo did not distinguish
himself as a leader or a statesman.
He was’eortaiuly regarded by big
political friends as a most ordinary
member. He is a man of good fami
ly, and his private life has been, *o
far as I know, correct and exemplary.
He is not personally a popular man,
but that counts but little with a can
didate for President. He is for pro
tectiou to a prohibitory standpoint
and lie is i bloody-sbirter to the taste
of Murat Halstead. Ho stands in
“cheek by jowl” with all the “infant
industries” of the country, and yon
bet your bottom dollar that the in
fants will subscribe nil their surplus
for 1888, and do their level best to
elect him. He is the candidate of
the Blaine crowd, beaded by Steve
Elkins, John C. New, John S. Clark
son and the Bouncing Boutelle. He
is also the candidate of the capital
ists and railroad magnates, led by
Chauncey M. Depew, Andrew Came
gie, Jay Gould, and all the gang
who have made their millions at the
expense of the people. Ben Harri
son is not a strong man, or a firm
man, and if ho should be elected, hg,
would simply be a. tool to do the bid
ding OHbe most corrupt and vicious
men in his party.
As a political organizer, he posses,
ses considerable ability. TJiis was
clearly shown in his campaign in In
diana, two years ago, to capture the
Legislature and retain his seat in the
Senate. His fine Italian band was
seen in every Senatorial and joint
legislative district. He made indeed
a moat remarkable and brilliant con
test, reducing a Democratic majori
ty of over thirty, on joint ballot;
down to two votes, and by his
schemes, trades and dickers, over. 1
coming a Democratic majority of
7,000, and substituting in its place
a Republican majority of 8,000, elect
ing the entire Republican ticket, and
coming within two votes of re-elect
ing himself to the Senate.
You see that I am not underrat
ing Mr. Harrison. I know him wel
from top to toe.
He is by odds the strongest man
the Republicans could have nominal
ed. His only weak point is his Obi
m
THE TAIL OF THE TICKET.
nese record, which may lose him Cal
ifornia. But the anti-Chinese plank
in the platform is expected to make
that all right. Blaine would not
have been as strong as in 1884,
while Cleveland would have been
stronger in making the race against
him, Sherman—poor Sherman !-
would not only have stood the same
chance of losing California, bat
would have lost Indiana by reason
of his money record—there are lots
of Greenbackers in the woods of In
diana yet. Gen. Gresham would
have been beaten to death by the
Gould and railroad combinations.
They would have put np a cool mil
lion in Indiana alone for his defeat.
IN 1 NJIANNY !
Pretty Tough on the Hoosier Dem¬
ocrats.
HARRISON S STRENGTH IN HIS OWN
STATE.
The Information and Views of a Well
Posted Special Corres¬
pondent.
THE INDIANA GRANDSON:
Special Correspondence of News.
Indianapolis, June 28. — The nomi
nation of Harrison is pretty tough
on the Indiana Democrats. There
is no use now of disguisi»g the situ
ation ns far as Indiana is concerned.
The Democrats have got to put
forth the greatest and the mightiest
efforts of their lives to carry it. It is
true that they downed Harrison in
1876, when he ran for Governor, but
then the odds were in their favor.
It was the great Tildep campaign,
and Tom Ytendricks was our candi
date for Vice President, and the
heart of every Indiana Democrat was
fired with enthusiasm, and their en
ergy was almost superhuman. TheD,
in that memorable campaign, Gen.
Harrison did not get a fair start,
Godlove S. Orth was nominated for
Governor, but he was taken ,off the
ticket, and Harrison substituted in
his place. The result of this was
that many of Orth’s friends skulked
in their tents, refusing to do active
campaign duty, I don’t think the
Harrison Gresham contest here will
hurt Harrison in Indiana. There is
more party spirit to the square inch
in Indiana than in any State in the
Uniou. When the two great parties
in the State coni rent each other,
and are drawn up in a line of
battle, as they soon will be, you will
see the Gresham men standing side
by side with the Harrison men: and
tney will bo found in the tLickest of
the fight. I look to see a united
front on both sides.and au obstinate,
desperate struggle, From now ou
to the finish a blanket will cover the
Democratic and Republican racers,
and the winner will not get there by
more than a nose. It will be the
prettiest hand to band election con
test ever witnessed in this country,
and if a whip or spur is lost, or a
single error committed by the Demo
crats, they will lose the State,
THE H008IER3’ VOTES
In 1SG0 Lincoln carried Indiana
by 23,528, la 1864, by 20,189; in
1868. Grant by 9,568, in 1873,
Grant by 22,515, in 1876, Tilden by
6,500, in 1880, Garfield by 6,636,
and in 1884, Cleveland by about
6,300. In 188G the Republicans
carried the State by about 8,000.
Thus it will be seen that the State
is an extremely doubtful one, aud is
only carried by either side with
great labor, close campaign work
and the expenditure of a large
amount of money. The latter is
made necessary by the existence of
a floating, or purchasable vote in
the State, which is really a factor.
In 1879, this vote numbered about
15,000. In 1880,the poll of the State
showed that it had increased nearly
double, or 30,000, and in 1884, it
had decreased to 25,000, which is
Daily Dews
Allison coaid not have got the “ring”
support, and Alger was too unknown
to pick op any strength lying around
loose.^ It is much easier to capture
twenty or forty delegates to a nation
al convention than it is to capture
thirty or forty-five electoral votes.
So, after all, the swearing, drink
mg and fighting Republicans have
nominated a man that will poll the
full strength of the party.
The nomination of Levi P. Morton,
2 ^****** * Vice President,
as naade U P^ase Wall street.
r * Morton » * banker and a man
f ilUBlto8e fortan «» and they evi
ent, y concluded that if they could
elect any one to preside over the
inillioDiiies in the Senate, it should
be the millionaire, Levi P. Morton,
lie will add no strength to the ticket
}d New York, and will certainly not
help the ticket any in Indiana or the
West. The only thing expected
from Morton is a handsome campaign
contribution, and that be will doubt
less give. The party would have
done better to have nominated Mr.
Wtliiam Walter Phelps. He is an
active yooug man of fine attainments
and fair competence. He is pophlar
in New Jersey, and, in a close elec
tion, might have given his party a
fighting chance to carry the State.
I doubt it, however, as little Jersey
can always be depended upon to go
the good old Democratic way,
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
Items Regarding the Different Griffin
Churches and Christians.
Do not fail to attend services to¬
day.
The timber will soon be hers to
build the pews in the Presbyterian
church.
4 The union prayer meeting this af
ternooon will be held at the Presby
terian church.
Rev. H. Wise Bevill is spending
a week or so in Atlanta to have his
eyes doctored before goiag to Texas.
The regular services will be held
at the Baptist church this morning
and evening, with Sunday School at
9.30 a. m.
There will be the usual services at
St. George’s church today at 11 a. m.
standard- time. Sunday school at
9.30 a. m.
Dr. Bradley has been somewhat ill
the past week, but will be able to at
tend to his duties at the Methodist
church today.
Prof. Cbas. Astin, of Macon, will
play the voluntaries at St. George’s
church today. Some good music
may be expected.
The Bishop of Carlisle recently
said that, iu English Episcopal pul
pits “a sermon is very often but a
text Hasting about in a quantity of
very weak soup.”
The new emperor of Germany,
when waited upon.by a deputation of
Berlin dignalitaries, ordered
them to go and build more
churches. It is said that
only two per cent, of the population
of the German capital attend church.
Bishop Potter, of tbaN. Y. Episco
pal diocese, recently “admitted four
teen young men as lay helpers,’’ who
will wear coltta and cassock, read
service and sermons,” and otherwise
help the elegy without being clergy
men. Not au oawise movement, p.*ob
ably,
Christian Index: When a “hypo
crite in the pulprt” is pointed out to
you, turn over in your thoughts the
man that points bfm out. Ten to
one, he is a “hypocrite in the pew,”
and has only taken off bis own
mask, without kowiug it, in profess
iug to unmask a ministerial deceiver.
The pew most worthy of suspicion is
apt to be the pew suspicious in the
highest degree of the pulpit.
Distilled from tbs richest Malted Bariev
Chase's Barley Matt Whisky is full of ontr
meat, mild sod excellent and absolutely
pus. George ft Hartnett sole agents
Griffin, Os
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Honey!
We have Fresh ftne Melons. lot Pure Country Honey-
100
Fresh Fish, Shrimp, Crabs.
Try Gordon’s 4 A Tobacco.
C. W. CLARK & SON
tOhir ^ YL^
Commencing with turtle soup as it
should be made, and of which the
guests ate three platefuls and sighed
because they could eat no more, all
•f which took place at a certain popu
lar house in Gridin, the week has
not been such a bad one,
* • *
Monday uight the staid residents
along country roads, who go to bed
with the chickens, were disturbed by
the noises of a “Progressive Tally-
Ho Party,” dashing along at a pace
and turning at an angle that broke
the hreastyoke and nearly compelled
the party to ride back in an ox cart.
The night was a moonlight one, de
lightful breezes were blowing and
lthe winding woodland ways such as
can only be found around Griffin
and are known but to a few. And it
was an occasion when the chaperone
had to descend to ways less dignified
and demure than usual. All topped
off onthe return not with the “cakes
and ale”with which English coaching
parties regaled themselves in ye
olden time, but with more modern
cake and sherbet. All being given
by Miss Mary Hammond to entertain
her friend Miss Mario Grattan.
* * *
The same moon introduced a much
larger if not more delightful affair,
being a lawn fete on the ample and
lovely grounds of Col. J. D. Boyd,
where were assembled the younger
elite of the town, whiling away the
hours as only the young can.
* * *
The choice spirits and delightful
companions among whom Mrs. M.
R. Brown mostly moves gave her a
"surprise party” on Tuesday night,
taking the wise precaution to notify
the hostess before hand in order that
appropriate provision might be made
for the surprise. The cosy little
home never sheltered a nicer little
party.
# * *
The same night the shades had al
ready fallen when a couplo two hours
late drove fast and furiouB to reach
Squire Corbins, on the western sub
orbs, in time for & supper that they
feared was over, but which they found
to be just ready and which they
keenly appreciated along with the
rest of the guests.” Some time,
the gentleman member of this couple
is going to find himself obliged to go
to the pantry.
* * #
On Thursday night tho most for
mal and general affair of the season
took place at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Taylor, being a ro
cep! .jO given to visiting young la
dies by the young rneu of the city.
The young ladies were Miss Alice
Allgood, of Rome; Miss Minnie
Long, of Hnrtsboro, Ala., and Miss
Carrie Lowe, of Hapeville, and they
were consequently the soul of the
party. Those Who added life to it
were the always charming hostess
and her sister, Miss Susie Stewart,
with the foliowing couples:
Miss Lena Ward with J. H. Clark,
Miss Fannie Ward© with A, S. xnr
ray, Miss Pearl Dismoke with Wilaon
Matthews, Miss Carrie White with
Will Davis, Miss Rosa Lsyton w, !>
Dave Bailey. Miss Estelle Weatbro^
with W. m. Black, xu» Bessie Mills
with Arthur Carson, Miss Laura
Banks with J. W, White, Miss Chat
tie Mitchell with Will Blake, Miss ms
mi Murray with Will Flemister, miss
Gussie Trammell with Ed. Pedes,
Miss Annie Randall with Will Brown.
'Mm
ard, miss Flora Jones with J. S.
Ford, Miss Algood with Siva Brown,
miss Long with Ben Brown, Miss An
nie Bates with Douglas Boyd, Miss
Nellie Grant with John Walcott,
Miss Annie Belle Moss with Ed.
Smith, Miss Taylor with Henry m
Mooney; sod Messrs. Otis MeDoo
aid, Freok Flynt, N. M. Colj«n% T.
J. White, Douglas Glessner, A. B.
Clark, Ed. Jones, Will Taylor and
John Diekenson. ■ Al
I don’t mean to say that the shove
list is anywhere near accurate. In
fact 1 , I hope it is not, for I have no
particular desire to lower ths record
at this time If the writer doesn't --
leave somebody out or get some
body down wrong, «1 ; iter will,
and the only way is ’ neglected
party to write a card, i.r which no
more than usual rates will be
charged.
v «■ • *
Tho summer season is the time for
; for people to. vist it Griffin it' they
want a sociable time. The farmer
works in the sum mcr and the busi
ness man frolics because he oan’t do
anything else; but the first of Septem
her reverses the order and
farmer comes in and enjoys
| and pays for tJjo frolics of the
man.
* * * . m,
Whilo there was nothing else go
ing on the past week, politics filled
in the chinks. Griffin can raise
much fuss over a little politics
New York can iu a split between
Tammany Hall and the County Dm
ocracy, hat without exciting the bad
feeling that dominates Atlanta in |
contest. The wise citizen,
keeps cool and fakes bis beer witn
both sides as does
The Tattler.
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